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based on what is believed to be the capacity of the average individual of the total aggregate 

 of individuals which compose the species in nature. 



Again as regards fire-damage, Saccharum spontaneum in a swamp or wet clay is 

 practically free from early fire-damage, but, on the other hand, individuals on dry sand may 

 be considerably damaged, and on the whole, therefore, this species cannot be placed in the 

 first class of fire-resistant plants. 



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